The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01


cotton brought 10 THE market the past
year, 1920, bales were brought nv
steamer. This shows falling IF
from the receipts II the previous year
Of 78ll baleg. The decrease Ia due
largely 10 the inrosds made uoon the
territory that belo' eed In the steam
boats by the railroads. II Ia also dne
to tho iPct that during the ear y
part Of the seaso wnen tho bulk ri
the cotton crop was being moved, The
packets were compelled 10 20 to bank,
on account 81 ice and other obs'f Giles
which they we're unable to overcome,
and In const queDce much of tho cot
ton and other products which they
would have handled O. me 10 this mar
kst by rail OF The total amount a
cotton received by river, the most NJ
|, csme from White river, the remain.
der beir z brou .ht by local psck alta In
the lower a. d upper coas' trpdpp, and
BY the Ohio river steamers aud the
Anchor line. OF The package and
passenger business no data could he
ob'ain'd but II 9 rate TO say 'hst tbs
packets and transient boats did a largs
business In that line. Navigation Of
the VI, 81 daring thu year was IN.
terrup'sd by low water early Ia Geo.
Der, which continued throughout the
month and part OF November. Az
Other impediment came In the form o.
ice. TIL upper rivers fros. up early
IN the winter, ard Memphis was TO- y
time the head 81 navigation. But tho
local packets suffered az we'll q Me
transient boatp, end al had 10 30
10 bank for while. The Ice wa
heaviest here In Jsnusry, ard q per.
tial suspension ~ navigation oc'urr 4
The Arkansas, While and ~ Fra ris
rivers we're frozen over, ard IN some
instances steamers were r. zen 10
while en- route from those streams 10
this port. This condition cop.
tim a for several waet1, when
navigation 20 all points CONT
and a. far north 90 Ear,
was renamed aud no further trouble
vse experienced from that qua te'.
The lines ling business the pss' year
were the M6mphis and Orleans Packet
O,mpany, embra Ing 'hs steamers
Ohaa. p OAontesu and Helens. These
two large cotton carriers ran rYgnlar
" 10 Nv Orleane during the cntt'r
season, leaving here every al'srn-te
Wedreaiay. They did god husi
ness end brought AN unusually larse
amount a cotiou seed IN this port
The Mem his and white X ve' ParkA'
Oompary wsa represented du'inV The
husy season by The e'eames Ckirka
saw and A bsr'a. leaving here every
woinss'av ard Saturday, respective
". The two boats got I'll ,h'
irr'eh, that they cnuld handle
snd their hooks show an incr.as,
over the previous years business
Roth bnais connected al roints ~
white rissr wi h tina mall ateamer
J'hn 7 Allen end Home, inr upps
white river, and the GEE. w. Becke
FOR Black river. These Email steam
ere brought ont good lo'hs n cotton
&C and we're important feeders 10 N
river commerce Of Memphis tn
Arkansas River Line was rrpreesn.s,
nv tho s'eamerr Joe Peters, r W
Cole and r. l.. Cobb. The Cole mad
IRREGULAR trips, hut tho Peters A.,
Cnbh ran resu arlv during the bus
neason, leaving here everv Tusada
and ea'urday. Oring IN low va'si
and Tor ether reasons, the Peierr va
withdrawn In June. and the r !
Cobb transacted the business IN 'hs
stream. The steamers named did
good business, Int ice and low wats
hut them considerably. Tha Rem
Macrsady ard Ed Foster reprererts
Memphis In the ~ Francis river ir,d
and did q pretty fair business. Tn
Mscreadv made regular trips durln
the earlier mar, ri tina year, She wa
snon Withdrawn IN acnarnt Of 10
water and the husinsss Ia nos beir
dore ny the s,esm y Tesls, which COT
meets at the mouth oi tho river wi,
The Japes Lee. The Memphis an
Arkansas Civ Packet C,mpany ~
represented by tie steamers Ka'
Aasme. Gsvoeo and Will ~ Havs. N
latter making q few trips IN v'ckshu'
and then n Arkarsas Cl'y, TAXI
the place n tho Adams The Gavo'
made ssveral trips n Cnncnrdia, III
waa withdrawn early In the seaso
and sod TIE Kre Adams did N
bulk ~ the business In this t'sda an
br ugh h,re q larre amount ~ co',nI
seed ard othar nroduc,s. This lee Lii
packets CONSISTING Of 'he Jan Ls
. CoaNoma and Rene Marrsady, cove
irg The Local trad's Of NJ mphis ~
Ftiap Point below, ard Memphis m
q csola above, " 70 IN ahnut the sau
. positions a. reported thu previnl
J season, with the exception that a.,
W Cole went ~ OsNeo'a In pare
the Cnahoma, while tina, steamer "
repairing damagea sustained nv ru
nine aioul q q anaR. The Macreaf
msde daily 'rip- N Cat Island dnrlr
October and November. The Il 70
ter ~ the same line, alsn made 'dai
> tips, IN Old river below. All N
: beats Of this line were we'll pa,roniEs
and their boote show balsncs on n
right side. The steamer Chee tpesk
owned nv Oapt. W. 7. Hall. made ~
tip, per week % Tin'onville, II
m IL, above this city. She ran reeula
lv until the latter nart Il Mare
whe she was dsstroysd by Gre. T.
; steamers mentioned are all owned b
Memphis pssmhoa'msn, sbd wol
In tho interest Of Memphis and NJ
merchants The Memphis and Oh
cinnatl Packet Company, oonpo ed
the s,eama'a Bucksvs Sia'e, Grant
State, De SotN aud Ohio, sent out ~
boats per week from Cincinnati IN IN
port. They brought 10 this city Q
unusually large amount Of cotto
coed, breadstuas, ETC., and carrie